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Subject: Re: oil-can for toolbox for air-tool oil
Date: Tue, 16 Jul 2024 23:50:44 -0400
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On Tue, 16 Jul 2024 10:20:36 -0500, shiggins <shiggins1@cox.net>
wrote:

>On 7/15/2024 12:30 PM, Richard Smith wrote:
>> Hello all
>> 
>> Ideas for smallish oil-can which can be in a toolbox?
>> - mustn't leak all over
>> - smallish and light
>> - can deliver a few drips of oil down air-tool inlet
>> Thinking of those "popper" oil-cans - small disks.  But how to seal
>> stem / spout?
>> 
>> Ideas?
>> 
>> Regards,
>> Rich Smith
>I have an oil can that I use on the lathe and the mill. Made of a tuna 
>can with the lid soldered back on. It has a hole drilled in the center 
>big enough to allow a small hobby brush to reach the bottom of the can. 
>Soldered into the hole is a small piece of copper tube long enough to 
>penetrate to about half way into the can. The tube protrudes about a 
>half inch above the surface of the lid. If the can is filled only to 
>about 3/8 of total depth, it will not leak all over if upended. The 
>brush would be able to dispense a drop or two into an air tool.
>YMMV
>
>Steve
I have both "eye drop" bottles and ink bottles from printer cartridege
refill kits (yard sale) with needle tops.